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Thirteen children die in Chinese boarding school fire
Fire broke out in dormitories of primary school in central Henan provinceThirteen pupils have died after...
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China’s muted reaction to Taiwan’s election result may signal a waiting game
Taiwan says China has launched significant joint air and sea patrols, but analysts say Beijing’s reaction...
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China lodges protests at Australia’s response to Taiwan’s presidential election
Ambassador says there is ‘no room at all’ for compromise on ‘sensitive’ issue, and offers gloomy...
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Nauru to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China
Nauru become first ally to switch allegiances to Beijing after weekend’s presidential elections in TaiwanNauru has...
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Taiwan election: global leaders draw Beijing’s ire for congratulating new president
China urges US, UK and Japan not to interfere in ‘China’s internal affairs’ after they congratulate...
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Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, from incumbent pro-sovereignty party, as president
Lai’s Democratic Progressive party wins unprecedented third term in result likely to anger ChinaTaiwan has voted...
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Vote counting starts in key Taiwan election amid threats from China
Beijing has criticised frontrunner Lai Ching-te as a ‘separatist’ as it seeks to intimidate self-ruling islandVote...
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Myanmar junta and armed rebels agree ceasefire
China mediates truce that would halt months of conflict that has displaced half a million people...
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Chinese satellite launch triggers emergency alert across Taiwan
Mistranslation of ‘satellite’ to ‘missile’ in message causes alarm and confusion days before presidential electionA Chinese...
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US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China
Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty in October to passing sensitive military information to Chinese intelligence officerA...
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Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race...
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Thermo Fisher stops sale of DNA kits in Tibet after activists raised fears of rights abuses
Campaigners say testing is among methods used to surveil people in the tightly controlled regionThe US...
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Courtroom drama is Hong Kong’s highest grossing Chinese-language film ever
Analysts suggest popularity of A Guilty Conscience is down to portrayal of recent abuses in judicial...
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Jimmy Lai lawyers file UN appeal saying there is evidence witness was tortured
Hong Kong media mogul’s team raises concerns over testimony of former democracy activist who was imprisoned...